Polk County Death

Newspaper account of the death of Polk County’s only African-American resident, from the Mena Weekly Star; December 9, 1937.

"Polk county's only Negro dies in flames" newspaper clipping

Courtesy of Guy Lancaster

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Type

Event

Race & Ethnicity

African American

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